- (a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy the public grounds of the municipality.
- (b) The authority to grant a franchise to use or occupy the public grounds is the exclusive authority of the governing body, and the charter of the municipality may not grant the franchise.
(c) A franchise under this section:
- (1) is subject to the same petition and election provisions that apply to a franchise under Subchapter D, Chapter 311, Transportation Code; and
- (2) may not extend beyond the period set for its termination.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.